Monday, October 28, 2013

Frosh Bell got starting QB nod after veteran Reid's injury

DURHAM, North Carolina — The shakeup under center that generated a weekend win for N.C. Central had less to do with Jordan Reid’s production as the starting signal caller and was more about his fitness to physically handle the job, NCCU interim coach Dwayne Foster said Monday afternoon.

“The decision actually came down to Jordan’s health,” Foster said. “Jordan’s been fighting through some injuries over the past couple of weeks, and we thought that a healthier quarterback in Malcolm Bell would give us the best chance to win.”

NCCU beat Savannah State 24-10 on Saturday, and Bell, a redshirt freshman who was making his first college start, passed for 174 yards and threw for a touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown.


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Reid, a redshirt senior, had been the starter all season for NCCU (4-4, 2-2 MEAC).

Foster said Reid got hurt again during Thursday’s practice and was checked out by a doctor on Friday morning, keeping him from riding to Georgia with the team.

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